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Article 721-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event that a sentence handed down abroad is enforced in the territory of the Republic, the reductions in sentence granted prior to the enforcement of the sentence in France shall be retained by the convicted person insofar as they were granted in respect of the period of detention served abroad.

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Article 721-1

En cas d’exécution sur le territoire de la République d’une peine prononcée à l’étranger, les réductions de peines accordées antérieurement à la mise à exécution de la peine en France restent acquises à la personne condamnée en tant qu’elles ont été accordées à raison de la durée de détention subie à l’étranger.

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